Today, many people depend entirely on their Youtube advertising to pay bills and grow their online businesses.

So what’s this about? Of late, Google’s parent company Alphabet, reported an 18% revenue jump in its latest quarter, more than expected. It attributed this growth in revenue to Youtube and mobile ads. Meanwhile, their side projects reported losses of just under $1 billion.

At the same time, Youtube’s community of content creators reported a sudden and consistent loss of view counts and subscribers over the course of 2016. Both large and small, controversial and uncontroversial Youtubers have seen their subscriber counts slashed by the hundreds and even thousands. Further investigation by content creators and their fans revealed that subscribers were being unsubscribed without their live consent(automatically).

The other patterns noticed by many content creators is alarming – to say the least. Google has published a video in response claiming this isn’t happening, but the evidence mounts daily from many, many credible people.

Without a promise to correct or even admit the systemic decline of subscribers, content creators continue to suffer real financial harm as smaller view counts lead to cuts in Adsense earnings.

NOTE: On Quora, an expert stated a Youtube subscriber could be worth around $.016 cents for a content creator. Although subscribers don’t automatically mean earnings for a Youtube channel, they can be an indication of the potential to earn per ad viewed, per video.

The Bottomline: We urge Youtube content creators to consider their approach and ask for advice. Currently Google which owns Youtube and Adsense is unwilling to admit there is any issue to their content creators. This is why we expect the observable pattern to continue.

Cool Fiverr Gigs

This week we peered through dozens of gig listings at Fiverr for great services that may help many of you to create an awesome online presence.

So if you’re looking to make your affiliate website stand out from the rest, these $5+ gigs might be worth your while to consider.

Conversion Services

First up, a consultation with a conversion expert. They’ll prepare a report for you, analysing key points where your site creates obstacles to the sales conversion process.

Since it’s so key to get your site to convert, we put it at the top of the list of gigs to try. After all, why polish a website that’s broken from a conversion-standpoint, if it won’t make that sale?

Data Entry & Research

Ready to build your own product or want to discover a low competition niche?

Consider using a data entry gig to gather resources from the web or other sources. Whether it is an informational download or a software that needs specific data, a data entry gig will help you save time during the research stage.

Great Reads

The author provides excellent tips on optimizing landing pages for even more Amazon affiliate conversions. The best takeaway from AWI’s article?

Honestly ask yourself, “does my site look bad?” One way to test whether your site just looks and reads badly (and fails to convert clicks into sales), is to open up your competitor’s website. Find the very best competitor you have right now. Slide the browser to one side of the screen in Windows 7 until it fills half the screen. Then slide YOUR site onto the opposite side, comparing your site’s look and content to their site’s look and content. What differences do you see?

Honestly ask yourself, “does my site look, browse and read better than their site?” If it doesn’t even come close, there’s room for growth!

Here’s what else you should ask yourself about your own affiliate website:

Is my site Organized and Appealing?

Are my images high quality?

Is the quality of my content good enough to convince a person to actually buy this product?

Are there multiple opportunities on my page for someone to click my affiliate links?